Category: UVa

  • Better sign up now – OLLI courses are filling up fast!

    OLLI courses for Fall 2010 are filling very quickly, and registrations for several have closed already. Register now so that you don’t miss out on your preferred classes. You will find the OLLI Fall 2010 Catalog on the OLLI-UVa website. Read more about the OLLI-JABA partnership in the post quoted below: I’ve just signed up…

  • GIVING BACK PAYS: JABA volunteers now earn a tuition discount at OLLI-UVa

    Get involved in our community. You will be glad that you did! GIVING BACK PAYS JABA volunteers now earn a tuition discount at OLLI at UVa Charlottesville, VA — The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at UVa and JABA are pleased to announce a new partnership. As of January 1, 2010, OLLI members who provide…

  • OLLI-UVa and JABA Form Partnership

    OLLI at the University of Virginia and JABA (Jefferson Area Board for Aging) are pleased to announce a new partnership! OLLI members who provide thirty hours of certified community service with JABA within a twelve-month period will receive a $25 discount on one semester’s tuition as an incentive to learn by giving back to the…

  • 10 Steps to Lifelong Learning – Right Here in Charlottesville!

    We are so fortunate to have many, many opportunities for lifelong learning right here in the Charlottesville area! As I read through the post quoted below I thought about my venture into blogging for seniors.  Since I have an IT/Web background, I volunteered to sponsor an after-school computer club at Jackson-Via Elementary School.  Having read…

  • Now is the time to check out all those online learning opportunities

    For many people it is simply more convenient to participate in online classes – which are available where they want them and when they are ready for them. We have all known about the convenience factor, but now it seems that some students actually learn more in online classes than they do in the traditional…

  • OLLI Notes Fall 2009 Newsletter Is Online

    Exciting new Lectures and Outings for Fall 2009 are detailed.  Visit the OLLI Website (olliuva.org) to download a copy and plan your fall activities.